Category: Between the Ears

You do not always need a new strategy. Sometimes you need a new sentence. Most people are not stuck because life stopped moving. They are stuck because they keep repeating a version of themselves that no longer tells the truth. The hard part is this: the stories we tell ourselves rarely sound dramatic. They sound…

Blind spots are frustrating for one simple reason: they do not introduce themselves. If you could see them clearly, they would not be blind spots. They would just be issues you could name, face, and work on. But the things that shape you most quietly are often the things you notice last. I know self-awareness…

Nobody loves being reduced to a summary. Yet that is exactly what we do all the time. We meet someone, gather a few signals, and quickly decide whether they seem forceful, warm, cautious, steady, trustworthy, or hard to read. That instinct is one reason tools like DISC can be helpful. The DiSC profile is a…

People form opinions quickly. We notice tone, pace, confidence, energy, and a dozen small signals before we even realize we are making a judgment. Personality frameworks appeal to us because they give names to patterns we are already trying to understand. The Enneagram is one of those tools. Some people find it clarifying because it…